Clipped by a vehicle as she tried to cross Fredericksburg Road early Tuesday, an elderly woman was flung from her motorized wheelchair and later died, police said.

Erna Zwicke, 90, was en route to the Agape Adult Daycare facility about 7 a.m., when the wreck occurred.

Like most other mornings, a VIA bus had picked her up near her apartment and delivered her to the stop across the street from Agape, a 2-mile trip.

“I saw her get off of the bus, and the driver just took off,” said Ronnie Tyree, who works at nearby San Antonio Medical Supplies. “There was a car coming up the hill while she was crossing, and the wheelchair and her just went up in the air.”

A driver followed Veronica Sanchez, 39, whose Honda Accord was involved in the collision with Zwicke's wheelchair. Another motorist stopped in front of Zwicke, who Tyree said never moved. Tyree called 911.

“I had worried about her crossing the street before,” he said. “I told her she needed someone to pick her up from the stop, but she said she didn't have anybody to do it. She was a real nice lady.”